Zhagadia is a taluka in Bharuch district in the state of Gujarat, India. Zhagadia is located 2 mi south of the southern bank of the Narmada River. It is southeast of the historic town ShuklaThirth, where Chanakya apparently lived until he returned to Pataliputra. The economy of Zhagadia is dependent on industrial area and the fertile land where bananas, sugar cane, cotton, wheat, sorghum, and other vegetables and fruits are grown and exported.